Free Souls Riders is a group of bike riders based in New Delhi. Today, I participated in a bike ride organised by Free Souls Riders from India Gate to Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary in Haryana. It was a breakfast ride to Sultanpur National Park, which is about 45 kms from India Gate. There was two meeting points for the ride, first was the India Gate at 05:30 AM and second was the Ambience Mall Near Toll Plaza in Gurgaon at 06:15 [Continue Reading...]
Unexplored, unspoiled, amazing greeneries and a deep silence in the nature..These words describe Lansdowne very well. This city is a beautiful and popular hill station at a height of 1706 mtrs on a hillock near Kotdwara in Uttarakhand. Lansdowne got its name from Lord Lansdowne, who was the then Viceroy of India during the period of 1888 – 1894. Presently, Lansdowne has the command office of the Garhwal Rifles division of the Indian Army. Lansdowne has very limited number of [Continue Reading...]
Lansdowne is a small hill station in the Kotdwara District of Uttarakhand. Lansdowne, named after its founder Lord Lansdowne, is the headquarter of The Garhwal Rifles of The Indian Army. This great hill station is completely away from hustle and bustle and hence is distinct from the normal hill stations which are crowded. Landsdowne is approx. 275 kms from Delhi. The road from Delhi to Landowne passes through Ghaziabad, Modinagar, Meerut, Bijnor, Najibabad and Kotdwara. While riding from Delhi to [Continue Reading...]
Having a bad headache on your vacation? Your most romantic time has now made you break your head lose your temper and have a nasty argument? Confused why you got lost and feel insecure? To avoid these and many questions that count as worse experiences of your life, try to think and plan ahead. Because that is what holiday is meant to be. To loosen up those tight nerves and laze in comfort during your vacation, read on forward to [Continue Reading...]
My flight landed around 2.30 AM at Suvarnbhumi Airport, Bangkok . I had a double entry transit visa issued by Thai Embassy in Delhi. But two days prior to departure, I included the visit of Hong Kong and Macau in the itinerary. Then, I required three times entry in Thailand. I thought if I will book a connecting flight from Bangkok Airport within 2-3 hours then I will remain in transit and catch that flight without passing through the Thai [Continue Reading...]
AirAsia is a Malaysian-based low-cost airline. AirAsia is Asia’s largest low-fare, no-frills airline and a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. AirAsia group operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over 400 destinations spanning 25 countries including China, Japan, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong, Philippines,Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia,India, Myanmar, Australia etc. Thai AirAsia is a joint venture of Malaysian low-fare airline AirAsia and Thailand’s Asia Aviation. It serves Air Asia’s regularly scheduled domestic and international flights from Bangkok [Continue Reading...]
This blog describes the major attractions inside the Chittorgarh Fort that include beautiful temples, imposing royal palaces and massive towers. Attractions inside the Chittorgarh Fort: A winding hill road of more than 1 km length from the new town leads to the west end main gate, called Ram Pol, of the fort. After riding across Kumbha’s Palace, there is a ticket counter for the entry ticket to the fort. From there, A circular road within the fort links all the gates [Continue Reading...]
Chittorgarh, as soon as this name struck in the mind, there are many more names appear in the memory. Red Fort may be the most talked about fort of India, but Chittorgarh Fort has its unique place in the heart of an Indian child with its numerous stories on Rani Padmini, Raja Ratan Singh, Meera Bai, Panna Dhai, Chandan, Rana Kumbha, Rana Sanga, Rana Udai Singh, Gora-Badal, Allauddin Khilji, Emperor Akbar etc etc… When I planned this city as the [Continue Reading...]
Different type of Visas: There are different type of short term stay and long term stay visas for Thailand. Here, I am explaining only short term stay visas i.e. Transit, Tourist and Visa on Arrival, issued for the purpose of Tourism to the independent backpackers. Transit Visa: Single, Double or Multiple Entries. Stay up to 30 days per entry. This type of visa will be issued to applicants who wish to enter the Kingdom for the following purposes: To travel in [Continue Reading...]
Back in 2001, I was a small town boy of Eastern Uttar Pradesh, who never travelled beyond his home town except 2-3 trips to nearby places and a school trip to Taj Mahal in Agra. There was a desire to see the new places always, but it never became a passion of my life. I was always fond of maps and had two great Atlases of Oxford and Dreamland’s Publications. I often stared on them. My inspiration was the lines [Continue Reading...]
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